#52 Terraforming Earth

Terraforming Earth by Jack Williamson. A pretty good sci-fi tale of a bunch of clones trying to rekindle life on the planet after a meteor impact. I thought the ending was a bit weak, kind of throwing in a whole philosophy about the "next stage of evolution" at the very end w/o much expanation.

#48-51 (More Catch Up)

I found an old post that wasn't published where I'd noted some books I'd read that I missed during the first catch up:

#48 Forever: A Novel by Pete Hamill. An excellant book that was hard to read at points but totally worth it.

#49 Madrox by Peter David. A graphic novel that I quite liked about a guy who can create duplicates of himself. My favorite aspect was the idea he sends the dupes out into the world to learn and experience things. Then when he absorbs the dupes back into himself, he has all of those skills and memories. That would be cool.

#50 The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross. A nice combination of science and the supernatural. I truly hope such a place doesn't exist.

#51 Little Gods by Tim Pratt. A collection of short stories by a great writer. I think I would want to be the little god of the smell of snow; like aluminum to me.

#47 To The Tower Born: A Novel of the Lost Princes

To The Tower Born: A Novel of the Lost Princes by Robin Maxwell. I love historical fiction and this was a good one. A female lead and lots of intriguing ideas that take into account the power some women had in that era (although most of the behind the scenes). It was a fast read and very entertaining. I think I should keep an eye out for more of her work.

#46 Glass Soup

Glass Soup by Jonathan Carroll. I really enjoy Carroll's books - they're offbeat and funny and sad and make you think. I picked this one up at the used book store over Christmas. I wasn't sure if we already had it but it didn't look familiar and I wanted something to read. I finished it in 2 days...

Audio F

I'm listening to a collection of short stories by Lawrence Block. It's one the husband had lying around since we haven't had time to go by the library. They're mostly about death and murder and although I like them it's a bit macabre.

Audio E

Bag of Bones by Stephen King - although I find his voice a bit odd, he's a great reader and I enjoyed listening to him as much as I enjoyed the book.

#42-#45 (In Order)

#42 The Children of the Company by Kage Baker. Another good book in the series, this one reveals more details about things that are only mentioned in the earlier novels.

#43 Archangel Protocol by Lyda Morehouse. For some reason, I love books about the archangels and this one had an intriguing description. Unfortunately the book didn't live up to its promise - the angels were interesting but the main character seemed to flip-flop on her convictions as the story unfolded. It was annoying.

#44 Forever Odd by Dean Koontz. I liked the 1st one (on audiobook) so I got the 2nd and it's good, but not as good. We'll have to see what he does with the 3rd.

#45 His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik. I've had this one for awhile and I think I found out about it in EW. I really enjoyed the alternate history aspect and found the dragon endearing. I was glad to see there were more books in the series.